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R
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Java

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English
Español
Português

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Daniel B. Turner

I currently harness big datasets and statistical models to parameterize patterns in ecology. I have studied animals and plants from across the Americas, and I seek to develop novel data science methods to faciliate mulitlateral knowledge exchange between technical and non-technical audiences.

Education

PhD Student, Entomology and Ecology, Evolutionary, and Behavior

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

current - 2018

  • Temporal dynamics in plant-insect interactions
  • Fulbright Open Research Fellow, MSU Plant Science Fellow

B.S., Environmental Science & Spanish Lanugage, Literature, and Linguistics (minor: Biology)

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2018 - 2014

Publications

Effects of landscape urbanization and local plant diversity on predatory arthropod community assembly and ecosystem services

Manuscript in prep

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  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Coding for broader impact: Leveraging field biologists’ programming skills for effective public communication.

Manuscript available upon request

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  • Turner, D.B., Behm, J.E., and M.R. Helmus

A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola

Zootaxa - PDF

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2018

  • Landestoy, M.A., Turner, D.B., Marion, A.B., and S.B. Hedges

Mapping the way to carbon neutrality: addressing carbon emissions from transportation at the Monteverde Friends School.

CIEE Sustainability and the Environment, Spring 2016*

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2016

  • Turner, D.B.
  • *not peer-reviewed

Software Development

c4bi: Coding for broader impact

R package leveraging ecologists’ programming skills for effective public communication.

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Research Experience

To me, data science and the humanities are interdependent; statistical significance cannot be interpreted well without meaningful context.

Graduate Research Assistant

Wetzel Lab

Michigan State University

current - 2018

  • Conducting meta-analysis on introduced plants and their novel interactions with local herbivore communities
  • Investigating priority effects on temporal ecology using the tall goldenrod Solidago altissima - herbivore model system

Undergraduate Researcher

Integrative Ecology Lab

Temple University

2018 - 2017

  • Studied varation in arthropod predator community assembly along an urbanization gradient in southeastern Pennsylvania

Undergraduate Researcher

Hedges Lab

Temple University

2018 - 2015

  • Performed PCR and created phylogenetic trees for newly-discovered toad species from the Dominican Republic
  • Collected and analyzed morphological trait data from Hispaniolan frogs

Teaching Experience

For my students and mentees, I seek to provide an open and accepting environment with hands-on experience in ecology, statistics, and tidy data principles.

Statistical Methods for Temporal Ecology

MSU Department of Entomology

East Lansing, MI

2020 - 2020

  • Co-taught graduate seminar in time series analysis (ARIMA, Bayesian time series analysis)
  • 9 students

Insects, Globalization, and Sustainability Laboratory

MSU Center for Integrative Studies

East Lansing, MI

2020 - 2019

  • Taught laboratory course for non-STEM majors in insect biology and statistics
  • 160 students across two semesters

Principles of Ecology

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2018 - 2018

  • Teaching assistant; wrote quizzes and held study sessions
  • 200 students

Research and Travel Funding

total = $21,670

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MSU Hutson Research Grant ($2,500)

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2020

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,500)

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2020

Fulbright Open Research Grant, Brazil ($15,000)

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2020

Council for Graduate Students Conference Award ($300)

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2020

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,250)

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2019

MSU Kellogg Biological Station Undergraduate Mentorship Grant ($1,000)

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2019

Temple University Diamond Research Scholars Program ($4,000)

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2017

Temple University Creative Arts, Research, and Academic Scholarship ($3,120)

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2017

Temple University Undergraduate Research Program Grant ($4,000)

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2016

Temple University Educational Enhancement Merit Stipend ($4,000)

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2016

Honors and Awards

National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention

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2020

Michigan State University Plant Sciences Graduate Recruitment Fellowship ($41,729)

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2018

Phi Beta Kappa, Temple University

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2018

Temple University Natan Luehrmann-Cowen Memorial Award ($700)

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2018

Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, Honorable Mention for Undergraduate Oral Presentation ($100)

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2018

Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Language National Honor Society

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2017

Sigma Gamma Eplison, Earth Science National Honor Society

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2017

Temple University Dean’s Scholarship ($28,000)

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2014

Union League of Philadelphia Scholarship ($32,000)

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2014

Temple University Honors Program

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2014

Presentations

Comparing insect herbivore community structure across plants’ native and novel ranges: A meta-analysis.

American Naturalist National Meeting

Asilomar, CA

2020

  • Turner, D.B. and Wetzel, W.C.

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Temple Undergraduate Research Forum

Philadelphia, PA

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.

Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Meeting.

Newark, NJ

2018

  • Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm

Mapping the way to carbon neutrality: addressing carbon emissions from transportation at the Monteverde Friends School.

Global Temple Conference.

Philadelphia, PA

2016

  • Turner, D.B.